People had really deluded themselves into believing that walking from the Rios fight and joining TMT was a great move. Gamboa would be in the running for Pac right now if he had fought Rios, I guarantee it.

People had really deluded themselves into believing that walking from the Rios fight and joining TMT was a great move. Gamboa would be in the running for Pac right now if he had fought Rios, I guarantee it.

I can't think of any other reason Arum would want to make Gamboa-Rios. We know Pac doesn't have a problem stepping in the ring with lightweights. Gamboa would have beaten Rios IMO. From there he gets an easy fight at 135 or 140, and right now he's an option for Pac. Maybe late 2013.

Rios is going to get the fight Gamboa would have if he had beaten Rios.